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I was a reporter and columnist for 40 years for a chain of newspapers in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm a military veteran having served in the United States Army Combat Engineers (Cpl. E-4) and a Korean War veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America

This video is nothing but non-stop action of US troops taking out the Taliban in Afghanistan. You also hear one GI commenting about what his friends say when he goes home and they find out he has seen combat.TURN UP YOUR SOUND.WATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/niS1GjJE9AM&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Four coalition members were killed Tuesday in southern Afghanistan when their vehicle hit an improvised bomb, the U.S. military said.

The incident happened just after midday while the coalition members were on patrol with the Afghan National Security Forces, the U.S. military said. An Afghan civilian working with the coalition was also killed.

The names of the victims were being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Also Tuesday, Afghan National Army soldiers, assisted by coalition forces, killed 16 militants while on a combat reconnaissance patrol in Helmand province, the U.S. military announced.

The troops were on patrol when their convoy came under fire from numerous positions, the military said. The troops responded with small-arms fire, but the militants then began firing mortars and rocket-propelled grenades, so the troops used precision strikes to kill the militants, the military said.

After the incident, the troops cleared a compound from which the militants had been firing and found materials to make improvised bombs, the military said.

The citizens of Afghanistan express their concerns that the 17,000 additional troops President Obama is sending to Afghanistan is going to mean more air attacks that have been killing Afghanistan citizens.WATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/ZTyCTDjeVw0&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON THE DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

Video shows an Afghan school girl who was attacked with acid by the Taliban in Afghanistan and is now blinded. WARNING: VIDEO IS VERY GRUESOME.WATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/w_Jjy_eVaGI&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO